Our WA team of Dave Lanfear and Wayne Stuart recently won the contract to partner with Parks and Leisure Australia (WA) to develop and deliver its Leisure and Recreation Planners Course. The course curriculum and syllabus will support competency measurement and include recommendations for a strategy for delivery, including potential partnerships and business scenarios. In [...]
The Mildura Sporting Precinct (formerly known as the Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct) was officially opened on Friday, 10 December 2021. The opening now sees Stage One facilities operational, including a six-court indoor stadium with multi-purpose rooms, function spaces and café. Next to the new indoor centre is a regional standard outdoor playing field with [...]
We are currently working with the City of Melville on a Tennis Strategy, which will guide the current and future provision of the City’s tennis facilities and infrastructure over the next 20 years. The City of Melville will be the first local government in Western Australia to prepare a standalone Tennis Strategy. Our role has [...]
Otium Planning Group Director Jason Leslie has contributed an article to the current issue of the Australasian Leisure Management Magazine on the importance of maximising legacy outcomes for the post-Games use of facilities built for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The current issue of the Australasian Leisure Management magazine can be viewed here: [...]
We congratulate Lake Macquarie City Council on their success in securing $10M through the Building Better Regions Fund for the Hunter Region Sports Centre Expansion project. Otium Planning Group has more than four years project support history having originally been engaged by Council in 2017 to undertake a business feasibility study and prepare a capital [...]
Following the exciting announcement that Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Otium Planning Group has partnered with MR Cagney, APP and Moda Consulting to offer specialist advice to Government and Games planners on legacy, infrastructure planning, design and management for sporting facilities and transport infrastructure. Government and Games planners have made a [...]
Dave Lanfear Mike King After nearly six years in the role, Mike King has decided to resign as a Director of Otium Planning Group at the end of June 2021. Following a break for some well-earned long service leave, he will move into a role as Senior Associate allowing him to [...]
On Sunday we trekked to support our Australian frontline workers and veterans in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to our community! In Brisbane, 24 participants had a fresh start at the Trek2Health Clubhouse, for our inaugural, hilly trek around the picturesque Enoggera Reservoir. The event concluded with a tasty BBQ, hosted by Ashgrove The Gap [...]
We were pleased to note that the plans and concepts for the development of the Heffron Centre have recently been approved by Randwick City Council and construction is set to commence later this year. The $58M development comprising the high performance training centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, an indoor multi-purpose sports centre and gymnastics [...]
Otium Planning Group is delighted to extend our support for Trek2Health through the establishment of a National Trek Day. This will be our inaugural fundraising event for raising awareness and supporting important not for profit groups such as Trek2Health, with events to be held in Brisbane, Sydney and Torquay on Sunday, 20 June 2021. Trek2Health [...]
